Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
The refusal of Karnataka government to release Cauvery water has brought the rive water dispute to the centre stage again, with Tamil Nadu opposition leaders, including former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, hitting out at Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for not taking sufficient steps to acquire water and save the standing …
Centre fails to resolve power-sharing issue, next hearing on Nov 16 R Sedhuraman Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh today informed the Supreme Court that they were left with only the judicial option to resolve the dispute over sharing the power generated by the Bhakra Nangal and Beas projects …
Dhadgaon (Maharashtra): Calling for a review of resettlement sites for the people affected by the Sardar Sarovar dam and of the irrigation project itself, Medha Patkar, leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) said, there were as many as 40,000 families still in the submergence area, waiting to be resettled.
NEW DELHI: Spurred by the need to look at climate change impact on water resources, the Centre is formulating a revised National Water Policy in consultation with the States and other stakeholders to ensure basin-level management strategies. This would deal with variability in rainfall and river flows due to climate …
The Irrigation Minister said the State Government has taken up the issue of inter-State water disputes with the Maharashtra Government and also with the Central Water Commission The Andhra Pradesh Government has initiated a process to chart out a master plan that seeks to optimise use of water from overflowing …
Ramadoss for a meeting of Chief Ministers concerned THANJAVUR: Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday called for negotiated settlements on the Cauvery, Palar, Mullaperiyar river issues with the involvement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He told reporters here on Thursday that the solution for all these issues lay …
V NarayanaMurthi | ENS Vellore, September 26 THE Palar may now be a dry river, but very much active with its political undercurrents expected to shake the region. The proposed dam site at Ganeshpuram near Kuppam was abuzz with activities on Wednesday that gave some indication of what was brewing …
V NarayanaMurthi|ENS Vellore Lakshmaiah contended that the AP government had already provided the design information of the Palar project to TN in 2007 and had underlined the need to get the concurrence from them THE Andhra Pradesh government was open for talks with Tamil Nadu, but was firm on the …
Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS Growing urbanisation and industrialisation have led to overexploitation of about 37 per cent of Chennai's groundwater blocks TAPS in the metro still go dry, and the water that flows out could be muddy at times. Yet the scene isn't that nightmarish as it could be 16 …
Bhimavarm, Sept. 15: The East and West Godavari delta project committees demanded for immediate restoration of Polavaram main project works. The committee representatives, Mr Trinadh Reddy and Mr R. Satyanaraya Raju, appealed to the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, to use his good offices in taking up the works immediately. …
Officials Asks SSNL To Identify Areas That Can Be Converted Into Industrial Zones Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has woken up to a sharp rise in demand for water because of huge investment expected in industrial sector over the next decade. The state water resources department has asked …
The frayed tempers of BJP leaders of Rajasthan over the alleged denial to their state of its rightful share of river waters by the Punjab government were soothed here today by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by declaring that no injustice would be done to the neighbouring state. Badal made …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that a decision had been taken to constitute a tribunal to hear the water dispute between the States of Goa and Karnataka relating to the construction of the Kalasa Banduri project across the Mandovi river. A Bench of …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that the Central Water Commission explore the possibility of resolving the Palar water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh through negotiations. A Bench of Justice Mukundakam Sharma and Justice Anil R. Dave was hearing a suit filed by Tamil …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Centre has justified in the Supreme Court the grant of clearance for the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, and said protection against submergence would be ensured. In its response to the suit filed by Orissa seeking suspension of work on the Polavaram Indira Sagar Project, …
The report by Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is premised on the fact that India is facing a serious water resource problem and is expected to become 'water stressed' by 2025 and 'water scarce' by 2050. It raises fundamental questions about the forces driving water demand and the political …
Even as the Tamil Nadu Government is pressurising the Union Government to direct Karnataka to release water, the Cauvery Hitharakshana Samithi took exception to TN
TELUGU Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu reignited the Godavari river water sharing controversy when he was arrested last month on his way to the Babhali barrage in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. Andhra Pradesh has long held that the barrage, located 7 km into its border with Maharashtra, will deprive Telangana of …
